CONTAMINATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does contamination mean?
• CONTAMINATION (noun)
The noun CONTAMINATION has 3 senses:
1. the state of being contaminated
2. a substance that contaminates
3. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
Familiarity information: CONTAMINATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CONTAMINATION (noun)
Meaning:
The state of being contaminated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
contamination; taint
Hypernyms ("contamination" is a kind of...):
impureness; impurity (the condition of being impure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contamination"):
dust contamination (state of being contaminated with dust)
Meaning:
A substance that contaminates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
contaminant; contamination
Hypernyms ("contamination" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Meaning:
The act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
contamination; pollution
Hypernyms ("contamination" is a kind of...):
dirtying; soiling; soilure (the act of soiling something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contamination"):
dust contamination (the act of contaminating with dust particles)
Antonym:
decontamination (the removal of contaminants)
